text_original: His Grand Chamberlain, Narses^ a man already over seventy years of age, was placed in command of a great host of barbarians, attracted to his standard by the hope of the plunder of Italy. He marched overland, and arrived at Kavenna without encountering any resistance.
text_transcription: HIS GRAND CHAMBERLAIN NARSES A MAN ALREADY OVER SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE WAS PLACED IN COMMAND OF A GREAT HOST OF BARBARIANS ATTRACTED TO HIS STANDARD BY THE HOPE OF THE PLUNDER OF ITALY HE MARCHED OVERLAND AND ARRIVED AT RAVENNA WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING ANY RESISTANCE
phonemes: hɪz ɡɹˈænd tʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn, nˈɑːɹsᵻz ɐ mˈæn ɔːlɹˌɛdi ˌoʊvɚ sˈɛvənti jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, wʌz plˈeɪst ɪn kəmˈænd əvə ɡɹˈeɪt hˈoʊst ʌv bɑːɹbˈɛɹiənz, ɐtɹˈæktᵻd tə hɪz stˈændɚd baɪ ðə hˈoʊp ʌvðə plˈʌndɚɹ ʌv ˈɪɾəli. hiː mˈɑːɹtʃt ˌoʊvɚlˈænd, ænd ɚɹˈaɪvd æt kˈævɛnə wɪðˌaʊt ɛŋkˈaʊntɚɹɪŋ ˌɛni ɹᵻsˈɪstəns.